Chapter 2

BPOV

Everyone turned to look at the door as a young man entered. Rich dark brown skin, black braided hair a the look of both fear and excitement in his face. Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper walked into the room then, I am sure not wanting to miss this. Our lives had been so easy lately, I suppose I knew something like this was coming. Anytime I thought my happiness was at the highest peak, I knew to expect some kind of crash into reality. I looked at Edward, to see if the panic in my mind was as evident in him. To my great astonishment, he was calm, content, almost laughing. How could this be funny? I know that I was having my own fear about my daughter taking off on her own with Jacob, without her family by her side, but how could he find this humorous? Jacob. How would this affect him? Edward looked around at all the shocked faces, and I know hearing the minds of everyone in the room, got up and left me to my seat. He came to the boy taking his hand and spoke first.

"Hello Nahuel, what can we do for you?"

Nahuel walked with Edward to the chairs near the couch and took a seat before he answered.

"Well, I have been alone for a time now, and after meeting with you the first time, six years ago, I decided to take charge of my existence. I am tired of searching for something I can't find, tired of being something I can't change, or I thought I couldn't until I met your family. I want to learn to control my thirst, I want to learn to do more than survive. I want to enjoy the part of life that I have, and the only thought I have had for the past six years was returning here to you. So...." he stopped, looking around at the faces before him, seeming to look deep into the gold shade of our eyes. "Will you teach me? To control my thirst, to live as you do, just with the blood of animals?"

Carlisle and Esme, always the caretakers would of course welcome anyone wanting to abstain from human blood. Wanting to prevent more death, due to what we are. "Of course Nahuel, you can stay here as long as you like, we will show you the way we live, and give you time to control your thirst, you are welcome as long as you wish." Carlisle said crossing to sit beside Alice and Renesmee on the couch.

The family chatted for a while listening to Nahuel's story about the Volturi and their search for his father, Joham. We learned that after Joham was burned, Nahuel's sisters were resentful toward him, and sought out his aunt, Huilen, destroying her and leaving him alone to wander around the world.

I had never seen Reneesmee so full of questions and interest! I knew her mind thrived on new information and situations, that knowledge is what convinced her father and I to let her travel to college with Jacob. She longed for new places to see, new challenges and a more complicated existence. Well, I wondered just how much more complicated it could get.

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After several hours of talking night began to fall and my curiosity began to get the best of me again. I still wanted to know what the conversation Edward had with Jacob was about, I also wanted to know what Edward thought of our visitor, and what Edward saw of our visitors thoughts. I looked to my beautiful seventeen year-old husband's face, again pushing the shield from my mind and thought I want to go home, we'll come back and find out more tomorrow, this isn't a short visit. I need to be with you alone. I felt a bit of guilt using my persuasion to my advantage, but we would make good on that part later too!

Edward knew my thoughts immediately and we both got up telling our good-nights to the family and headed to our cottage. Renesmee stayed behind, promising to follow soon. That was just as well, because I had to know the secret, I had waited long enough.

"So what's up with Jacob?" I said barely letting him open the door. He turned, taking my hand and placing the palm on his cheek, bent and kissed both my eyelids.

"I will not be distracted so easily, tell me... please Edward?" Knowing that he couldn't deny me when I asked him this way I opened my eyes and waited for my answer.

"Well, it looks like Alice will be planning another summer wedding." He answered with a bit of humor in his voice, "I am surprised she hasn't seen it my mind yet and come over here to celebrate. I'm sure she's just not able to focus clearly with all the half-breeds wondering about." We both laughed and sat down together in the on the bench beside the fire. I let the news sink in, and I wasn't angry, I wasn't even unhappy, maybe just a bit sad, but more content with the news. Yes, this is right, The longer I thought about it, I began to feel a bit excited, maybe I would make better of this wedding than I did my own. I want to make this an exciting time for Renesmee, a perfect send off. Edward was right, however, Alice would be in control of the details, but I would put forth as much enthusiasm as possible. My daughter deserved this and so did Jacob. Which brought me to my next question. Before I could even get the words out Edward interrupted me.

"What are you thinking" He asked breaking my train of thought, and I realized I had bit sitting there for who knows how long. He hated this, even now when I could share some thoughts with him, the times I didn't were even more maddening.

"I am thinking that this is right, its perfect actually, and then I was thinking about Jacob.....and Nahuel."

"Don't worry, Bella. Its going to be fine. I could see his mind, he is truly here to learn, and for companionship, or more for the companionship, really. Ever since he saw us before he longed to be a part of a family, and with what happen with Huilen, he thinks now is the time to join our family. Jacob has no worries, on Nahuel's part at least".

On Nahuel's Part??? What do you mean, exactly?

With that he pulled my face to his and began to kiss me, once again sending a shock from my lips to my toes. This conversation was far from finished, but we would have to take it up again later.....much later.

A/N -Thanks to all of you who read and reviewed my story!! This my first, so I am so glad get see peolpe liked it. I already have the outline for most of it done, so I hope to update every couple of days. Thanks again!!